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LOUIS APPELT, EDITOR.
MANMING, S. 04
WEDNESDAY, DE-2, ThWJ
DAST HIS LOT WITH BLACKS.
. White Mtan Who Was Brought Up
Among Slaves.
Take the case of Rev. W. J. White,
the editor of a Baptist weekly published
at Augusta, Ga. White is a man of in
telligence and integrity, and his ac
count of his early life has Lever been
disputed.
Briefly this is the story: A few years
before the war a dark faced boy made
his appearance on a large Georgia plan
tation. He was supposed to be a mulat
to, and when the planter died the
youngster was sold with the estate.
After the war this alleged mulatto
picked up aneducation and investigated
his ancestr. He was not much sur
prised to learn that he did not have a
particle of negro blood in his veins. His
mother was an Indian and his father
was a white man.
White was not long, in deciding to
cast his lot with the blacks. He had al
ways been eassed with them. It seemed
to be the will of the Almighty that he
should share the burdens of the negro
race, and be made up his mind to stick
to his old companions. -
He -prospered and became a leader
among the people. He has the respect
and confidence of both races, but he has
never attempted to rise above what he
believes to be his divinely ordained
sphere. It is easy to see at a glance that
this man is not a mulatto or a qaad
roon, for his mixed Indian and Cau
casian blood cannot be mistaken; but he
has no desire to cut loose from the ex
slaves with whom he has spent' the
best years of his life.
Many of the white ministers of his
denomination know the peculiar facts
of his case, and they treat him with
great consideration. Uncomplainingly
he leads his life of self sacrifice, and his
only object seems to be the advancement
of his adopted race. He married a mu
latto and submits to all the laws and
social distinctions which separate the
two races in the south.
Few men similarly situated would
have followed White's example. As a
rule, people of Indian and white parent.
age claim to be the social equals of the
whites, and if they have a Pocahontas
strain in- their blood they are proud of
it.-Chicago Times-Herald.
HOW ALLSPICE GROWS.
Something About the Beautiful and Fra
grant Pimento Tree.
The pimento or allspice tree is culti
'vated in the West Indies and Jamaica.
This beautiful tree usually grows to a
height of about 30 feet. It has a straight
trunk, much branched above, and cov
ered with a v.ery smooth brown bark.
The leaves vary in size and shape, but
are always ~of a dark, shining green
dqlor. During the months of July and
Auguist the tree 'is in full bloom, the
maconsisting of very fragrant,
SWhen a- new'phanttierofisio
trees is to be formed, no regular sowing
or planting takes place, because it is
next to impossible to propagate the
*young plants or to raise them from
seeds in parts of the country where they
are not found growing spontaneously.
Usually a piece of land is selected either
close to.a plantation already formed or
in apart of the wocodland where pimen
-to trees are growing in a native state.
-The chosen piece of land is then cleared
of all wood except these trees, and the
felled timber is allowed to remain on
~the ground for the purpose of protecting
the very young pimento plants.
At the end of two years the land is
thoroughly cleared, and only the most
vigorous pimento trees and plants are
left standing. The plants come to ma
turity iii about seven years.
In favorable seasons the pimento crop
-is enormous, a single tree often yielding
a hundred or more pounds of the dried
spice' The berries are picked while
green, because if left on the tree until
ripe they lose their pungent taste and
are valueless. The green berries are ex
posed to the sun for a week uir ten days,
when they lose their green color and
turn a reddish brown. When perfectly
dry, they are put in bags and casks for
exportation. "
The odor and the taste of the pimento
berries are thought to rese'mble a com
bination of those of cinnamon, nutmeg
and cloves; hence the familiar name
"allspice. "-Philadelphia Times.
" All Very Well For Wolseley."
"Any complaints?" asked the orderly
officer of some men who were about to
begin their dinner in a certain barrack
room.
"Yes, sir," instantly exclaimed a
raw recruit. "The beef an bacon in this
'ere Irish 'ash ain't fir the likes of us to
eat, an I wish to report it."
-The doctor was sent for to inspect the
food.
"So you think this meat isn't fit for
a man in your position to eat?" said he.
"Allow me to tell you that greater men
than ever you will be have eaten it.
Even Lord Wolseley, our present com
mander in chief, wasn't above eating it
in the Crimea and made many a hearty
meal of i.
"Oh, did he?" said our overnice re
cruit.
"Yes, he did, " replied the surgeon.
"Oh, well," retorted the man, "it
was all very wel for Wolseley, 'cause
the meat would be fresh an good then.
You see, sir, it's a long time since that
'ere Crimee job, an it can't be expected
to keep good all these years. "-London
Answers.
An Anecdote of Jenny r~ind,
. As an illustration of the constant
anxiety of artists concerning their pow
ers, Mrs. Reeves told me how one fa
mous prima donna refused to sit down at
all on a day when she was to sing.
"No she wo.uld walk about the room,
talking perhaps, singing perhaps, some
times even busy with her needle and
thread, but never sitting down the live
long day until the performnance was
over. Why, I remember well enough
how cnc day, on the m-orning of a per
formaee, Jenny Lind, Mr. Reeves, Mr.
Otto Goldsmith and myself were in the
room,,aud through the morning Jenny
Lind and my husband were never still,
aing one past the other, with music
anti, singing and practicing.
'hy, Jenny ,' said Mr.. Goldsmith,
ust have sung those songs many
rly there is 2.0 need for all
t this remons::me:e was in
are a fine rmusician,' said
quiet, decisive, manner,
es and I are singers,
what is best for our
e.' "- Westminster
MEN A"ND MONKEYS.
THE DWARFS AND THE LEMURS OF
MADAGASCAR.
A People Who Average Ouly 3 Feet 6
Inches In Height-Queer Little Animals
Which Are Considered Coninecting Links
Between Monkeys and Lower orders.
There are at least two distinct tribes
of Malagasy dwarfs, who are among
the smallest people in the world. The
Kimos average only 3 feet 6 inches in
height. --iey are rather light in color,
have remarkably long arms and are
bold in defending their territory, using
spear and bow. Of pastoral habits,-they
excel in certain handicrafts. They dwell
in the southern center of the island, at
a high elevation above the sea.
Even more monkeylike are the Be
hosy, who occupy a densely wooded
country among the hills of Bemaraha.
They jump from tree to tree just like
monkeys and are not easily followed,
inasmuch as their territory is exceed
ingly rocky. They are very timid, and
it is said that they die of fright wher
captured. In the northern part of Mad
agascar is the most remarkable natural
fortress in the world. It is occupied by
a tribe who call themselves the peop1C
of the rocks. The fortress is a lofty
and prccipitosis rock, of enormous size,
1,000 feet high and eight squaie nuleq
in area. Its sides are so steep that it
cannot be climbed without artificial
means. Within it is hollow, and thc
only entrance is by a subterranean
passage, a portion of which is so narrow
that only one person can pass at a time,
while on either side of the path is deel
water.
There is plents of room for explora
tion andfresh discovery in Madagaspar,
which is the third largest island in the
world. It is nearly four times the size
of England and Wales, having an area
of 280,000 square miles. The most re
markable animals found there are the
true lemurs, which exist nowhere else
in the world, though related fornas nc
ur in Africa and India. They are re
garded by naturalists as links connect
ing the monkeys with the lower mam
mals. There are about 20 species, and
the collection made by Dr. W. E. Ab
bott contains one that is entirely new
to science. The biggest are about three
feet long.
One of the most remarkable species is
called tho "specter" because it is pure
white, and in going about at night has
a striking and ghostlike appearance,
Other kinds are black, with bands of
yellow and red-in fact, they are very
striking looking animals. Roughly
speaking, they are divided into two
groups-the long tailed and the short
tailed. The latter do not survive cap
tivity for any length of time, but the
long tailed ones have been brought to
Europe and have been induced to breed
in cages, especially a peculiar ring tail
ed species.
There used to be lemurs in North
America long ages before man appeared
on this continent. Professor Cope, the
famous paleontologist, found the skull of
one in Colorado a few years ago. He
regards it as the most precious object in
his great collection of fossils. The skull
is not bigger than a squiri-el's. Anato
mists classify animals by their teeth
more accurately than in any other way.
The jaws of this small lemur are pro
vided with a dentition so surprisingly
humanlike that one might actually im
agine the teeth to
ture man.
..Jt'~ithou t that the lemurs may
have originated on the American centi
nent and spread westward to Asia over
a land route which has since disap
peared. That is only a speculative the
ory. It is practically certl'in that there
was anciently a land connection between
Madagascar and Africa. A great geo
logical convulsion having separated the
island from the mainland, the lemurs in
Madagascar found conditions favorable
for their survival, while elsewhere they
disappeared. Thus it comes about that
this strange group of mammals is re
stricted to Madagascar today. They are
very monkeylike. In fact, they might
be called low down monkeys. They live
in trees and feed on fruits and insects.
The lemurs wandered about in flocks.
By means of their strong hind legs they
are able to leap from tree to tree dis
tances of ten feet or more, so that they
look as if they were flying. Occasionally
Wey betako themselvcs to the ground,
walking for short spaces erect and wav
ing their arms over their heads in such
a way as to present a remarkable effect.
Toward nightfall the forests resound
with their startled cries. They eat the
eggs of birds when they can get them.
Though disposed by nature to be shy,
they are quite har~nk ss and tamable to
some extent in captivity.
At night the woods 6f Madagascar
are vocal with the wailing cries of the
lemurs, which sound like the lamenta
tions of human beings in distress. These
creatures have heads more ioxlike than
monkeylike, with sharp muzzles and
large, expressive eyes. The smallest
species of lemur is about the size of a
big rat. Another kind has white whisk
ers, and yet another is provided with
a bushy tail, which in repose is usually
coiled around the animal's neck like a
comforter.
.Borrowing In India.
-India is a nation of pawnshops, ac
cording to General Booth. The people
think the claverest man is he who de
vises the largest number of ways by
which to borrow money. They put in
pledge their lands, oxen, jewelry, them
selves, their children and their grand
children, and cases have even been
nown where a father, to obtain money
to defray the expenses of his daughter's
wedding, has pledged as collateral the
irst child to be born of the union.
And Expensive.
He-.What a frank, open countenance
Miss Murdy has.
She-Yes. It's eternally open when
I'm with her.-Detroit Free Press.
W HE N YOU COME
TO TOWN CALL AT
GALLOWAY'S
SHAVING SALOON
Which is fitted up with an
eye to the comfort of his
customiers~... .. ..
HAIR-CUJTTING
IN ALL STYLES,
S H AV IN G AND
SH AMPOOING
Done with neatne-S and
dispatch.... .. .. ..
A cordial.t irn-.itation
A. 13. (iALLOATA.
A7TURNEYS.4 2 LAW,
CHILDREN'S QUESTIONS.
They Suggest the Ceaseles- Activity of the
Youthful Minds.
Many of his questieo cannot be con
nected with his readin:g, but appcar to
result from reasoning or a recognized
a. logy. "How do plants make them
selves bigger when they grow?" lie ask
ed when we were talking about plant
ing his garden. I heard him saying to
himself, "Wildless, wildless." I asked
him what lie was talking about, and he
replied: "About plants that are not
wild. What are they called?" "Garden
or cultivated plants," I answered.
"What made you say wildless?"
"Why," said he, "I knew that harm
less means something that wouldn't d
any harm, and so wilih .:s means plants
that are not wild." He mentioned the
fall, and I asked him wh-.t he meant by
fall. He replied: "Tie winter at first;
the first of it. Do they call it fall be
cause everything is faling?"
There was some talk about dressing
him or putting on his dress, and, rea
soning from analogy, he asked, "Whi u
God puts the skin on people, is tliat
skinning them?" I once read of the
people in the moon being like graSshOp
pers and told him about it. When I had
finished the story, he said: "Whe.n we
look up in the sky, we see the moon
rolling on above us, and when the peo
- ple in the moon look up in the sky they
see the earth rolling dlong above them.
What is the straie' puzzle atbout that "
I told him that his specimen of nica
was silicate of potash, and ho aiked:
"Why is mica silicate of potash-be
cause they put ashes in a pot?"
These questions have been recorded
to represent an innumerable nun ber un
recorded and to show the wide range of
thought and the variety of rer:scings
that a child under 6 years of age may
have. They show his natural method of
acquiring know ledge, L-:r tiey c::l Cn.
ly sugg(st the Ct.ch-ss activitv of his
mind during all his v. aking ho-s. -
Henry L. Clapp in Lq~ular acience
Monthly.
MISLEADING TELEGRAMS.
Effrorts at Brevity often Ilcsnit In iidic
ulous *Misunderstandings.
A very ludicrous inciden toccurrcd at
Vienna some time ago, when Max Hal
be, the successipl playwright, who had
come to clo:-e a contract with the man
agers of a Vienna playhouse for the per
formance of one of his dramas, found
that his shoes had been stolen during
the night just preceding his return
home.
Xn Vie.ma hotels it is the custom to
place one's rhoes in front of the bed
room door before retiring. The Lou t
porter calls for them, cleans them and
replaces them. On that particular day
some sneak thief had entered the hotel
and walked away with half a dozen
pairs of shoes, among them Ealbe's.
In Munich, Halbe's wife was anxious
ly awaiting his return, and, to quiet her
fears, since he could not arrive on time,
Iialbe sent her the following dispatch:
"Could not leave hotel; stole shoes.
Max." An hour and a half later tele
grams began pouring into Vienna to
Halbe's friends, to the mtinager of the
theater where he had just concluded
arrangements to have his play pro
duced and to the chief of police, with
the request to help Mr. Halbe at once
and to get him a good lawyer.
The wife of Mr. Ealbe had misunder
stood her .husband's telegram and be
lieved that he could not leave Vienna
should steal shoes, the poor woman be
lieved that he had had a fit of klepto
mania and had been caught in the act.
After another ehange of telegrams the
misunderstanding was exphtined away.
-St. Louis Glo~e-Demiocrat.
The Moon Will Nevr Change.
The headline may give the reader the
idea that something has gotten verong
with our satellite and that in the fu
ture Luna's fair fare will not get
through the regular phases cf new moon,
first quarter, full mcn and last quar
ter, as has been her Wont ;dnce the time
"when the mind of man ruulneth no$
to the contrary."
But such, dear reader, is not the idca
we mean to convey, but we do mean ex
actly what the headline says, that under
existing conditions (and the conditions
which have existed on the surface of the
moon for perhaps millions of ycars) it
is a physical impassibility that the face
of the moon should ebange one iota.
There are neither outside nor inside in
fluences that can be brought to bear to
make a change in the configuration of
"our-silvery sister world." Her inter,
nal fires have long since died out and
there is an utter absence of both air and
water. Existing under such conditions
it is utterly impossible that the face of
the moon should undergo change or dis
integration even in the course of a hun
dred million years. -St. Louis Republic.
Suro Preventive.
"Professor," said the fair leader of
the reform delegation to the reticent
neighborhood philosopher who was sup
posed to know everything, "we're try
ing to make this world better and have
taken the liberty of seeking your ad
vice. What is the surest wvay to pre
vent divorces in this country?"
"Don't get married."
And the delegation fied out.-De
troit Free Press.
We MIust Sail.
I find the great thing in this world is
not so much where we stand as in what
direction wveare moving. To reach the
port of heaven we must sail sometimes
with the wind and sometimes against
it, but wve must sail and not drift nor
lie at anchor. -Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Alexander the Great was designated
by his subjects the Conqueror, a title
bestowed by his people on Alfonso of
Port agal and Aurangzeb, the emperor
of India. The same title has been given
also to James I of Aragon; Osman I,
sultan of Turkey; William the Con
queror of England.
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for table use. SIPLE AND EASY TO
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PLANING MACHINES,
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V.C.BADHAM,
General Agent.
COLUMBIA, S. 0.
F1IST MAIL COACH.
IT MADE ITS APPEARANCF. IN ENG
fLAND IN AU.GUST, 1784.
John Palmer, a Theatrical Manager,
Brought Out the Idea-P'!tt Helped
Him to Put It Into Execution Against
Pretty Strong Opposition.
"To Trade Expedition and Pc _erty
Protection." This was the legend on the
mail coach halfpenny struck to com
memorate the introduction of the, mail
coach by John Palmer of the Bath thea
ter on Aug. 2, 1784, an undertaking
which is not without its effect today.
The careful student of the "Postal
Guide" will not fail to notice what fa
cilities are opei to him for the trans
mission of important letters. Over and
above frequent collections and conven
iently late hours for posting, he can hand
his letter in at a railway station parcels
office; he can post in late letter boxes at
the station serving the district for which
his clter is intended, while up to the
last moment there hangs outside the
sorting van a box into which letters may
be dropped preparatory to being whirled
away throughout the length and breadth
of England at the rate of .50 miles an
hour, and to be delivered next morning
at inaiuy a distant breakfast table,
To appreciate to the full the present
state of postal facilities, one should
look at the system under which mails
were carried prior to the Palmer era.
For two or three centuries before the
first mail coach ran the post was carried
by men or boys on horseback, but in
1720 Ralph Allen, from whom Fielding
took his ideas for Squire Allworthy in
"Tom Jones, " sent in a contract to farm
the cross country posts and to carry the
mails by what were sabsequently kaown
rs '"Alen's Postboys, " vho were sup
posed to travel en horseback at a pace
averaging five miles an hour.
Palme'r, in explaining his scheme for
refor': to Pitt in 1783, thus criticised
the then existing state of things: "The
post," he said, "at present, instead of
being the quickest, is almost the slow
est conveyance in the country, and al
though, from tho great improv-ements
in our roads, other carriers have pro:
portionately mended their speed, 'the
post is as slow as ever." Palmer point
ed out to the authorities that the system
then in vogue was unsafe, "for, " said
he, "the mails are generally intrusted
to some idle boy without a character,
mounted on a wornout hack, and who,
so far from being able to defend himself
or escape from a robber, is far more
ikely to be in league with him."
Wha wvas known as the robbery of
the Brighton mail in 1792 was not by
stopping of a mail coach by a well
ounted highwayman, but the stopping
of a lad of about 15 years old by a
couple of loafing footpads named Rooke
and Howell,-who were afterward hanged
in due course, and the circumstance of
the mother of Rooko going.night 'after
night to the gibbet to collect the bones
as they were blown down by the wind
Sggeted the poem "3izpah."
Those boys without characters and
the wretched horses they bestrode were
cheap labor, and the profits on the con
tract enabled Allen te turn in about
12, 000 a year and to take up his resi
dence at Prior Park, one of the finest
Italian houses in England, and it is
said that it was the sight of this grand
pae0 gud thg lknggdg of how Allen's
geted to Palmer the attempt to bring
his scheme to the notice of the postal
authorities. Jobn Palmer was lessee
and manager of the Bath and Bristol
theaters-it was at the old theater at
Bath that actors like L'ee,..Crawford,
Henderson, Siddons and Brunton smade
some of their early appearances, while,
thanks to the influence of friends, Bath
New theater was the only patent thea
ter out of Londion.
Palmer always appears to have been
a man of more or less horsy tastes; like
the late Mr. Newcome of the Plymouth
theater, and his business led him to
travel a good deal about the country.
With him time was money ; so, abjuring
the slow, rumbling stagecoach, he went
abut beating up actors, actresses and
companies in postchaises, alwvays, of
course, passing thc coaches on the road
along which he was traveling. With
the mail coach of the future in his eye
he asked himself, remembering that a
letter took three days to go from Bath
to London, why letters should not be
carried at tie same pace at which it
was possible to travel in a chaise? Hk'
kept a record of times and distances,
and, havirg thought out all details and
deeming his scheme ripe for adoption,
he sought the good offices of Mr. John
Pratt, afterward Lord Camden, by
whom Palmer was introduced to Pitt,
who warmly approved the idea.
Lords Carteret and Tankerville, the
joint postmasters general, besides not
being experts were bound securely
hand and foot by fetters of red tape, and
so contented themselves with learning
the opinions of the postoffice officials,
who, it were almost needless to tell,
were almost to a man against Palmer.
The farsceing Pitt was not long in
coming to the conclusion that more
than half of the objections to the pro
posed mail coach had their outcome in
jealousy; so, calling together Palmer,
the postmasters general and sundry hos
tile officials, he decided that the system
should have a trial. - London Tele
graph. ________
Just Like Him.
Arthur-You think I don't love you,
darling? Why, I would die for you.
Arethusa-Yes, and it would be just
like you to do it so that your f-neral
would come on a day when I had to
give up a real nice engagement t- at
tend it. Oh, you men are so selfish!
Boston Transcript.
Philippe II of France was surnaned
Augustus, not because he bore any re
semblace to the Roman emperor, but
because he was born in August. The
amo surname was bestowed on Sigis
:und II of Poland for the same reason,
NEW BEEF MARKET!
Edwin Scott, Butcher.
Fresh fat Beef and Pork evei-y
day, butchered by one skilled
in the business.
SAUSAGES, BLOOD and LIVER
PUDDINGS a Specialty.
I (d0 not allow bangers-on to
loaf around my market, and
can guarantee cevthing
lought from me to Le clE an.
I will deliver to the~ bousw
promptly.
Mly market hous. is .0;p:
Ilgys stoie and I ask fer a
shiar. of tY patroniage,
Piices g.uaranteted.
ART11UR~ LuEY
- IN . II.SON,
Aitorney and Counselor at Law,
U A2 NINT~S C
LEVI BROTHERS!
HERE WE ARE
To tell the people of Clarendon that glib-tongued orators may
kee) the country in a state of agitation about the financial
problem, but what is more of interest to them now is to find
the best place to buy goods cheap.
Levi Brothers have.a good reason to feel proud of their
success in business and to no people are they more indebted
than to their old home folks in Clarendon. Goods are cheap
and this season affords our farmers an opportunity of obtain
ing a fair price for cotton and a chance to buy goods at a low
cotton basis price.
We have for years been acknowledged as leaders in the re
spective lines that we handle any it is our purpose to contin
ue leading.
Dress Goods.
This department has been selected with unusual care and
our stock is not only varied and large, but a lady can find
the very latest fabrics with the necessary trimmings to match.
Wash Goods.
There is no stoic in the city of Sumter that can excell us
in this line, and we defy any house in eastern Carolina to
show up a prettier line of prints.
Cassirneres and Jeans.
This line we carry in large quantities and can say with
safety that no where south of Baltimore can you get a better
value for your money.
Notions, Hosiery, &C.
Every buyer is invited to examine our line of Ladies'
Misses' and Children's Hose. Handkerchiefs, Buttons, Tow
els, Doilies and other articles too numerous to mention.
Plaids and. .Brown
G-oods, Long Oloths,
and Saeetings.
This stock was bought when cotton was at its lowest price
and we took advantage of the depression.
Clot hine Hats, and C ent's
Furnishings.
We can say without fear of successful contradiction that we
have the most complete line that can be found anywhere.
Trunks by the car load.
Shoes, Shoes, Shoes.
Every kind and style that is manufactured by first.class
factories is handled by us and we take a special interest in
this line.
Groceries, Groceries.
Our stock is up to dateand our farmers can save money by
buying from us.
Remember, we pay highest prices for cotton.
Yours, &c,,
LEVI BROTHERS, j
Sirnmter, S. C.
TFIoMAS WILSON, ' R. E. JAQUES, JOHN wILSON,
Pr esiden t. Manager. - secretary and Treasurer.
Tie Crolila Grocery Compaiiy
SUCCESSORS OF BOYD BROTHERS,
Wliolesale CG-oceis aid Colilliiissioii Me-clhalits,
No. 195 EAST BAY, ]
ARTHURBELITZER,
Ille+--Furniiture+: IMani
At Sumter, S. C.,
* Will Save You Money.
16 Sixteen to One.
This is what is agitating the minds of the 'people
of the country, but whether this wins or the gold
banner floats on the breeze
You are Compelled- to Shoe Yourself,
Wife and Children,
and there is no place in the State where you can be
better suited in shoes than in Sumter, and
No place in Sumter can compete with
WALSH & SHAW.
Now if you have 1 6. children or 1 it will pay you
to call and see us. We make it a study, SHOES
EXCLUTSITELY.
WALSH & SHAW,I
The Sumter Shoe Store,
Sumter, S. C.
Will accept notes for tuition, or can
POSITIONS GUARANTEED. e~ireJfP-l
tion. Enter at any time. Cheap board. Send for free illustrated catalogue. (Menton this paper)
~o - (--~?9,9 Nashille TeIn5,
Bookkeeping, Penmanship, Shorthand, Typewriting, Telegrphy et.Te mst tkorSgh
ndrsed by haner mech nts nsers,and others. Four weeks i oke ing wth usae eua
to twelve weeks by the old plan. Their President, J. F. Draughnauh oofDa ho' e
System of Bookkeng awhiy cannotee au in ay o ter school.vr neso e
money in the itrsof or Employen De artmentaagr tha tos Bu e College tae iasu
filled, an~ will ini the future fulfill, ou uarantee cona nd PeMaship.-Wrie har preared
*aw'. *. .'a DLtGH4ashville.- now have a position as bokeeper and stenogrpe
189G MOSES LEVId896.
Business is Business..
I extend a cordial invitation to every man, woman and child in Clar
,Mdon to visit my store where they can see one of
rilE LAREST STOCKS. OF GOODS
in Manning. I know that tl'ese goods were bought in first-class mar
cets where the cash is an important purchasing factor. In buying goods
or the cash it is to get the advantage of all tie discounts, whereby I can
pive the benefit to my customers. I realize that to gain and hold trade
he purchasing public must be satisfied.
I claim there is no house in this section b-etter equipped to give values
aild that my selections in
DRY GOODS.
and NOTIONS
Can not be excelled. Families laying in a winter supply should bear
mind that I make a specialty of selling .verything in the Dry Goods
ine. My assortmeut of
Dres ed ID Trinunngs
BLANKETS, LAP ROBES, ETC,
Is too large to itimize here. Come and. see.them.
SHOES! SHOES!
Everybody knows that this line is one of the most important in a General Nercan
1e establishment anti 1 will guarantee that I have not only a large stock, but the very
est makes. Don't forget it, that I can satisfy you in shoes.
Clothing, Hats,
and Gents' Furnishings.
Any man or boy can be fitted in this department. A large assortment to seledt
row, and the prices are low. Oar Neckweat and under clothing is thebestwe have
ver carried.
HARDWARE, CROCKER! AND TINWARE.
Tbis line was selected with great care and we can supply you with everytbing y u
rish. Coiueand see our fine line of hdaess.
Th Gocry C roce ries.
TeGoeyDepartment is one-of the-best equippelin the State. My staple goods
retoght Isuch quantities tat I can compete with any place i n th S rtt Snd
Yours truly,
MOSES LE~J
FINE HORSES!
THOMAS & BRADHAM
Has just received a load of the -FINEST
IORSES that ever, came to this town.
D~RVERS, SADDLE HORSES
AND WORK HORSES.
If you want a nice horse be sure and see
hem at once.
They wil. be sold at prices to meet corn
>etition.
]'HOMAS & BRADHAM.
~IOTEL CALHOULi
On the American and Europearn Plan,
L. DELIGHTFUL AND COMFORTABLE
PLACE FOR COUNTRY VISITORS.
BOW MA N & L EVIN,RPRET
King Street (Business Centre of City.),
c,1iarlestona, S. C.
ates $2 and $3 Per Day.
ESTAB$LISHED 18G.
-) L. WT. ]FOLSQM,
cig o the Big Watch,
SUI T]. S. C.
-- A BIGr I.E OF
Birthday, Wedding and Christmas Presents
-- WATCHES, DIAMONDS
Fine Sterling Silver Clocks, Optical Goods,
Fine Enives, Scissors and Razors, Machine Needles and
All repairing guaranteed.1